HB2190--LIABILITYCLAIMS
SPONSOR: Henderson
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPass"bytheStandingCommitteeon
WorkforceDevelopmentbyavoteof8to2.
Thebillallowsschoolboardsofanyschooldistricttopurchase
insurancecontractstoinsureagainstloss,damages,orexpenses
foraclaimarisingoutofthesickness,bodilyinjury,ordeathby
accidentofanystudentinjuredonschoolpremisesorduring
school-sponsoredactivities;aswellasinsuranceforthebenefit
ofstudentstoinsureagainstlossesresultingfromlossof,theft
of,ordamagetopersonalpropertyofstudents.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthebillallowsforjobshadowing,
internships,industryledprojectsandisgoodforbusinessesthat
needworkerswhowouldbeprovidedwiththeknowledge,skillsand
ability. Thebillmakesiteasierforbusinessestosponsoron-
the-jobprogramsforstudents. Thepurchaseofariderunderthis
billissimilartoriderspurchasedforsportsevents.Ittakes
someoftheinsuranceliabilityandresponsibility offthe
businessesandtheschoolswouldabsorbsomeoftheliabilityby
purchasingtherider.
TestifyingforthebillwereRepresentative Henderson;Aligned;
KansasCityChamberofCommerce;JackGamble,GreaterSt.Louis
Inc;andMOChamberofCommerce.
OPPONENTS: Thosewhoopposethebillsaythatthebusinesseswould
beimmunefromliabilitybaseduponthestudent'snegligentact.
Thisshieldstheemployerfromliabilityforthestudent'sactsand
mayresultinlackofsafetyprotocols. Inaddition,thebill
includespermissivelanguagefortheschooldistrictstopurchase
insuranceandschoolsmaychoosenottopurchasetheinsurance.
TestifyingagainstthebillwasMarkMoreland,MATA.
Writtentestimonyhasbeensubmittedforthisbill.Thefull
writtentestimonycanbefoundunderTestimonyonthebillpageon
theHousewebsite.